I'm going to put short quotes to answer the question that arose about the book I am reading. I said it talked about divorce becoming easy and popular in the 20's to the 40's............ Daily Life in the United States 1920-1940 much courtship had taken place in the home according to well defined customs men could, of course, decline to call, but if they did proceed they ventured into the woman's environment "dating" began to replace calling early in the 20th century cities offered greater possibilities outside the home courting couples began going on dates lovers lane entered the vocabulary dates cost money men gained control over the choice of partner and the entire process dating soon ceased to be just a search for a mate it became a primary means for casual social entertainment the more numerous and varied the dates and the higher the standing of the person's dated, the higher one's status dating brought with it freer attitudes...... dating expose...
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